Compactor fire temporarily closes Ballard Goodwill

The Ballard Goodwill Store, 6400 8th Ave. NW, closed early Monday evening due to a small fire in a dark blue trash compactor (partially visible in the open right hand doorway).

The fire was reported at 3:46 p.m. No one was injured. Firefighters were still on the scene two hours later when employees waiting outside were told to clean up their workspaces inside the store, then head home.